[社会新闻] 乔治亚流行水蛭疗法

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前苏联共合国乔治亚这一阵子流行用水蛭治疗疾病，以往欧洲人会用水蛭治疗痔疮，乔治亚人把这项疗法发扬光大，用来治疗其他疾病。
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　　乔治亚很多诊所都提供水蛭疗法，病人得先跟诊所买一只水蛭，更年期妇女先把水蛭放在脖子上，经过一、二十分钟，水蛭吸完血，身体膨胀4倍，就可以取下，接着医师再把另外2只水蛭放在这名妇女上下牙龈上，等吸完血再取出，医师在患者伤口上贴上绷带，就算完成治疗。接受过治疗的妇女说，她们在更年期会出现的潮红和盗汗都有明显改善。
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  |# I/ Q, k% m: ?" F& t* n& t, l　　另外，有一些高血压或是经常性头痛病人，也会用水蛭疗法降低血压，或是治疗头痛。一名医师说，不但乔治亚人用水蛭治病，乌克兰、波兰、甚至德国，也有不少人接受这种疗法。6 T+ }2 t6 ^0 V1 n
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8 e' M+ s3 }. F% D3 T9 XWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi     22 June 2011! T" S0 E* e+ P" U, @

: k2 A7 G5 j0 x6 v+ A5 y, q3 s人在德国 社区Leeches have been used in medicine for thousands of years. By attaching themselves to the body, and sucking blood from a patient, they were thought to bring health benefits.人在德国 社区1 @2 G" x% g% J1 }- J

5 w# e) r2 C( l! c- _  D1 g. r' j& sThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.
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% [2 H, ~  v: J" D5 C9 d  WThat idea fell out of fashion during the 20th century, with the discovery of modern drugs. But today, as interest in traditional medicine grows, they are making a comeback - particularly in the former Soviet State of Georgia.人在德国 社区# q5 q( g5 v' a+ Q

- F  @$ ?1 g4 qDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.

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